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The future of a Western Port parish priest who spoke in support of women's ordination hangs in the balance, said a report in the Peninsula Weekly.
Father Greg Reynolds did not respond to the Weekly's request for an interview and

Pope Benedict XVI is famously his own best spin doctor. In the old days, the Vatican would dispatch senior officials to try to calm the waters after the pope said or did something controversial. More recently it’s worked the other way, writes John Allen

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Pope Benedict said he would not hesitate to relinquish his post if he no longer felt ''physically, psychologically and spiritually'' up to the job, said a report by the UK Telegraph in the Sydney Morning

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The new book that features a lengthy interview with Pope Benedict goes on sale today - and orders for it are jumping "pretty rapidly", says its US publisher, said an AFP report in the Sydney Morning

Seminaries in England have received the highest number of applicants this northern autumn in over a decade, said a Catholic News Agency report.
In September, 56 men began their journey towards the priesthood in the country, the Bishops' Conference of England

"We love you, Robert. Please come home! From your parents and your brothers and sisters". These, and other messages like them are regularly heard on the children's programme of the Catholic diocesan radio station "Radio Wa' of Lira in northern Uganda, writes

Year after year after year, Isabelle Huppert has been making films in which she stars. She is one of cinema’s greatest actresses. Her films are worth seeing for her performances alone.
While she is always recognisably her same self,

The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Benedict has approved a historic shift to allow condoms to avoid AIDS - while carefully painting it as no change at all, said a report in the Sydney Morning Herald.
In a typical Vatican clarification that left both

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Pro-life suppporters have been asked to contact their local members, as fears grow that a private member's bill to decriminalise abortion will soon be introduced in the Queensland Parliament, said The

A South Australian voluntary euthanasia bill has been "clearly defeated" in the state parliament, said an AAP report in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The bill, introduced by Labor backbencher Steph Key and the Greens, sought to amend the Consent to Medical

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An artillery attack by North Korea on South Korea's Yeonpyeong-do Island has damaged the island's only Catholic Church, said ucanews.com.
All

An unprecedented worldwide pro-life vigil will take place in dioceses across the globe uniting their prayers with Pope Benedict on Saturday, Nov 27, said the Catholic News Agency.
The Pope will celebrate a special Vespers service that Saturday evening at St.

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The Vatican official in charge of the reform of the Legionaries of Christ has begun to introduce changes to the group, as Pope Benedict

I must confess my lack of objectivity as I review Norma Woodcock’s book From Fear to Faith because of my great personal debt to Norma who has deeply influenced my spiritual development over the last few years, writes Deacon Aaron Peters in The

America magazine carries an extended extract from Light of the World, the new book on the Pope, based on interviews with the German journalist Peter Seewald. The extract allows readers to follow the Pope's comments on controversial topics word for word,

Has the Pope changed his mind? Are condoms OK? What about Humanae Vitae? These are the questions that many have asked since the release of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks which have been published in a new book–long interview, Light of the World,

Private schools are threatening court action to prevent the publication of information about their finances on the My School website, after previews that indicated the website is riddled with errors, said The Australian.
The schools fear that if the updated

A US priest who has been removed from active ministry over alleged abuse has been charged with attempting to hire a hitman to murder a teenage boy who accused him of sexual assault, said a report by The Times in The Australian.
The 52-year-old priest was